Formality

/fɔːrˈmælɪti/

Synonyms for "formality" (201 found)

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actbaccalaureate servicebienseance bill bylaw canon celebration ceremonial ceremony circumstance civility code commencement conformity convenance conventionconventional usageconventionalism conventionality convocation

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correctness courtesy criterion custom decency decorousness decorum decree demureness dictate dictation dignity

Noun(9 words)

bahasacatalan reverènciaceremonialism ceremonialness ceremonies ceremonycommunication levelcourtliness decorum

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Noun(9 words)

dressinessformal stepsformalities formalness gelidity humorlessness mathematicalnessmore bureaucraticmore ceremonial

duty earnestness edict eleganceempty formalityenactment etiquette euphemism euphuism exactness exercise exercises exquisiteness extrinsicality formform of worshipformal formalism formula formulary

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function gesturegood formgoody-goodness goody-goodyism graduationgraduation exercisesgravity grimness guideline heraldryholy riteinaugural inauguration inflexibility initiation institution jus lawlaw of naturelegislation lex liturgylong facemaxim measuremode of worship

Adjective(4 words)

formal atmosphereformal atmospheresformal frenchgrave demeanor

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Noun(18 words)

more formal frenchmore math programlikeofficialdom officialness primness prissiness procedures protocol register registers requirementsspeech stylestiltedness stodginess stuffinessstyle of languagetechnicalitywritten instrument

mummery mystery norm norma observance officeorder of natureorder of worshipordinance ordonnance overniceness overpreciseness overrefinement pageant pedantry performance politesse pomp pomposity practice

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preciosity preciousness precisianism precisionprescribed formprescript prescription pride primness principle procedureprocrustean lawpropriety protocol punctilio purism regulationreligious ceremonyreserve rigidity riterite de passagerite of passageritualritual observancerituality rubric rule ruling sacrament sacramental sedateness seemliness seriousness serviceset formsober-mindedness soberness sobersidedness sobersides sobrietysocial conventionsocial usagesolemnity solemnization solemnness somberness staidness standardstanding orderstate statute stiffnessstraight facestrictness thoughtfulnessuniversal lawusage use weight weightiness wont

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More general

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abidance ceremonialceremonial occasionceremony compliance condition conformation conformity manner norm observancepersonal mannerprocedure process quality ritual

More specific

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dress codeetiquette paperworksigning forms

Collocations

5 entries

degree of formalitydress codeformal ceremonyformal languagelevel of formality

Inflections

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formalities

Derivations

5 entries

formal formalization formalize formally formalness

Antonyms

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informality

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In general, young people dislike formality.

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It's just a formality.

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Please, don't be concerned about it. It's just a formality.

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It was just a formality.

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